Date:         Tue, 20 Aug 2002 23:15:24 -0600
Reply-To:     jbrush@AROS.NET
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John Brush <jbrush@AROS.NET>
Subject:      Re: Not passing smog, still... Need help!
In-Reply-To:  <bf.2522f93f.2a9462eb@aol.com>

>>Good luck, this emissions and safety stuff is a total pile of governmental
>>bull cookies.....

>Perhaps you didn't live in Los Angeles during the 60s. The emissions
>stuff was DIRECTLY responsible for cutting down the smog.

>As to the safety stuff, well, you haven't driven behind a truck when it
>decides to lose the tread on a tire.

Why would you make such an assumption???

>I have no problem with the safety checks. It's a royal pain to be sure,
>but there is a little reassurance that other vehicles licensed in my
>state are relatively up to date on brakes, lights, tires...

I wrote a long, boring reply to what you said, and I decided to delete it
all and simply say that I stand by what I said.  :-)

There are still bald tires, oversized lift kits, tinted black windows,
headlights pointing to the sky, or right into my rear view mirror, oil
pouring out of the tailpipe, bad brakes, and on and on and on. As with
everything else the government does, the testing burdens the honest,
responsible citizens, and does little to solve the real problems.


Best Regards,

John